唇
唇 — Lips
lips
On’yomiシン (shin)
Kun’yomiくちびる (kuchibiru)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 唇
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 唇 | くちびる kuchibiru | lip; lips |
| 下唇 | したくちびる shitakuchibiru | lower lip |
| 上唇 | うわくちびる uwakuchibiru | upper lip; labrum |
Study notes
唇 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1992 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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